PCE Ethics and Professionalism 4

Question 1

A physiotherapist is asked to sign off on a supervisee's treatment notes for sessions they did not observe. This is:

Accepted Answer

A form of fraud and a serious professional violation

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Acceptable if the supervisee is a licensed physiotherapist

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Acceptable if the supervisee has more than two years of experience

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Required to expedite billing processes

Question 2

A patient with dementia is unable to provide informed consent. Who holds decision-making authority?

Accepted Answer

The legally designated substitute decision-maker or next of kin as defined by law

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The most senior clinician on the team

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Any family member present at the appointment

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The patient's primary care physician

Question 3

Which scenario represents an appropriate use of social media by a physiotherapist?

Accepted Answer

Sharing general health promotion content from a professional clinic account

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Posting a de-identified but recognizable patient success story without consent

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Discussing a frustrating patient interaction with identifying details obscured

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Connecting with current patients on personal social media accounts

Question 4

A physiotherapist suspects a child patient is being abused at home. The required action is to:

Accepted Answer

Document the concerns and report to the appropriate child protection authority as mandated by law

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Discuss concerns with the parents before taking action

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Refer the child to a psychologist and let them decide

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Only act if the child directly discloses abuse

Question 5

A physiotherapist who has not worked with aquatic therapy for several years is asked to run a new aquatic program. The ethical response is to:

Accepted Answer

Seek continuing education and competency verification before leading the program

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Proceed based on general physiotherapy knowledge

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Decline and refer all patients to another facility

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Hire an assistant with aquatic experience to supervise patients instead

Question 6

Which of the following MOST accurately describes 'informed consent' in physiotherapy?

Accepted Answer

An ongoing process of disclosure, understanding, voluntariness, and agreement for each intervention

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A one-time signature on an intake form at the start of care

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Agreement from the referring physician on the patient's behalf

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Patient agreement to participate based on the therapist's recommendation alone

Question 7

A physiotherapist billing for services rendered must ensure that billing codes:

Accepted Answer

Accurately reflect the services delivered and documented in the patient record

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Maximize reimbursement regardless of services provided

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Are selected by administrative staff without clinical review

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Match what the referring physician anticipated would be done